A wonderful piece:
The pandemic could help us all recognize what real education is by Anurag Behar
https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/the-pandemic-could-help-us-all-recognize-what-real-education-is-11600873106609.html
“… teachers are central to education. Without them, there is no education. With them, education can happen anywhere, even under a tree without any other resource, as thousands of dedicated public-school teachers have shown. Parents trying to play teacher have learnt how complex and demanding the role is. It is about subject knowledge and pedagogy, but also a lot more. It is about patience and dedication, about empathy and judgment, and also about balancing all this in the service of the overall development of the child. Ultimately, it is a matter of deep human relationships and bonds. Even if unstated, these circumstances have also made many realize how poorly we do for our teachers”.
The pandemic could help us all recognize what real education is by Anurag Behar
https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/the-pandemic-could-help-us-all-recognize-what-real-education-is-11600873106609.html
“… teachers are central to education. Without them, there is no education. With them, education can happen anywhere, even under a tree without any other resource, as thousands of dedicated public-school teachers have shown. Parents trying to play teacher have learnt how complex and demanding the role is. It is about subject knowledge and pedagogy, but also a lot more. It is about patience and dedication, about empathy and judgment, and also about balancing all this in the service of the overall development of the child. Ultimately, it is a matter of deep human relationships and bonds. Even if unstated, these circumstances have also made many realize how poorly we do for our teachers”.